Priceless identity
About two months ago, Ahmed Mansour was working quietly at his desk when he was jolted by sharp beeps from his mobile. Mr Mansour had received some rather unusual text messages.
“How bad is it?” asked one. Another text, just a few minutes later, told him that “help was on its way”. The messages, Mr Mansour says, were from his friends. But he was confused by their meaning.
“I had no idea what was going on,” said Mr Mansour, who requested that his name be changed for this article because of his position with the Dubai Government. “It was a normal day at work, but my friends were freaking out about me.”
